160 pages : 28 cm

Guides readers through the process of thinking about and creating stimulating landscape designs, with examples drawn from some of the country's best gardens, from Wave Hill in the Bronx to Ganna Walska's California garden, Lotusland

Includes bibliographical references (page 158)

Defining Your Vision: Look and Learn to See -- Setting: Water, City, Pastoral, Mountains -- Architecture -- Walls: Boundaries and Dividers -- Floors: Paths and Terraces -- Ceilings: Trees, Arbors, and Pergolas -- Sequence and Progression: The Garden in Three Dimensions -- Scale: Tiny, Big, Bigger, Huge -- Time: Hour to Hour, Day to Day, Season to Season, Year to Year -- Color: Humorous, Harmonious, Complementary, Saturated, Black and White -- Light: Mystery and Drama -- Form and Texture: Spikes, Balls, Contrast -- Features and Accents: Water, Sculpture, Containers, Furniture -- Don't Just Stand There--Say Something!: Courage and Style -- Gardens You Shouldn't Miss Seeing

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